Ruine Stein, Baden

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Stein Castle is a castle ruin above the municipality of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.HistoryThe castle was built on a rocky promontory above Baden gorge some time before 1000. In the late 11th Century the castle came to the Lenzburg family. By the early 12th Century, the cadet line that lived in the castle called themselves the Counts of Baden. In 1172, the castle was inherited by the Kyburg family. When that family died out in 1263, the castle was inherited by the Habsburgs in 1264. The castle was occupied by a bailiff and was the seat of the Austrian administration for Vorderösterreich (Further Austria) and housed the archive. The castle was besieged and destroyed in 1415 by the Swiss Confederation. It was rebuilt in 1658-70 but was demolished in 1712. It remains in ruins since that time.

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By permia

It was great to see this former stronghold of the Habsburg empire. Reputedly first built on the strategic peak during the 1000s. Since then it has had a storied history. In the grand afternoon...

It was great to see this former stronghold of the Habsburg empire. Reputedly first built on the strategic peak during the 1000s. Since then it has had a storied history. In the grand afternoon... more »
By kaeseflips

Whenever I meet up with a friend in Baden, we'd walk up to the stone castle. From up there, you have a lovely view over Baden and it's a quiet place. Though you do have to be able to walk stairs for..... more

Whenever I meet up with a friend in Baden, we'd walk up to the stone castle. From up there, you have a lovely view over Baden and it's a quiet place. Though you do have to be able to walk stairs for..... more »

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